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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shakespeare" data-source="post: 3398065" data-attributes="member: 134752"><p>During this period, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" target="_blank">Minneapolis Lakers</a>, led by center <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mikan" target="_blank">George Mikan</a>, won five <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Finals" target="_blank">NBA Championships</a> and established themselves as the league's first <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasty_%28sports%29" target="_blank">dynasty</a>. To encourage shooting and discourage stalling, the league introduced the 24-second <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_clock" target="_blank">shot clock</a> in 1954. If a team does not attempt to score a field goal (or the ball fails to make contact with the rim) within 24 seconds of obtaining the ball, play is stopped and the ball given to its opponent.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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